On the 23rd of July, 2017, I went back to where it all started. The place where I decided to start working out and running after I fainted (well, I actually didn’t faint. I just felt weak in the knees and experienced blurry vision) for running in the parents’ race during my daughter’s sports day… Continue reading Back to Where it Started
Fainting, Red Wine and Fitness
“Papa! Papa! Papa! Let’s go daddy!” These were the last words I heard before my world turned upside down and everything became blurred. This happened during the 100 metre parents’ race at my daughter’s school’s sports day. The children had done their races – needle race, sack race, relay and so on. Now it was… Continue reading Fainting, Red Wine and Fitness
The Groom’s Doom
Everybody was happy. Jairos Tembo was finally tying the knot with Evelyn Chimfwembe. The couple was immaculately dressed for the wedding. Jairos was in a black tuxedo and the bride wore a white wedding dress. She looked like an angel. Everybody who was in attendance at the church service watched in admiration as the bride… Continue reading The Groom’s Doom
Unmasked – a BlueInk Review
In this slim book of poems and stories, Henry Joe Sakala explores themes of romantic love, night terrors, the schism between appearance and reality, and the fragility of moral standards. Sakala’s book offers two stories and five poems. In Night Nurse, he examines the idea of morals, indicating that such standards can’t be truly held… Continue reading Unmasked – a BlueInk Review
Amnesia – Redefining Zambian Hip-Hop
I love music. I love all kinds of music. I grew up listening to RnB, Rap, Soul, Kalindula, Rhumba, Jazz, the list is endless. Today, however, I am going to talk about Zambian Hip Hop and a young man making great strides in this genre. I am talking about Kondwani Kaira aka Chef 187. Most… Continue reading Amnesia – Redefining Zambian Hip-Hop
CHILLING IN THE HOOD
Written Henry Joe Sakala Okay, te, title ya story iliko misleading because I’m not a yo bally elo nshi kala mu ma yardi. My name is Umu Etch Jay Etch, I live in the compound, muchimunzi. So apa I have just woken up from a ka small nightmare. Some dark figure was strangling my neck.… Continue reading CHILLING IN THE HOOD
Top Four Crazy Maids
October 24th 2009, marked the 45th birthday for my beloved country Zambia. It was also a special day for me because my wife and I hired the 45th maid for my three year old daughter, Tawanda. Yes, we have had all sorts of maids, from all sorts of places with all sorts of characteristics. Characteristics… Continue reading Top Four Crazy Maids
